Unemployment Down Slightly in Tennessee

Tennessee’s unemployment rate for February was 5.3 percent. It’s down slightly from the January rate of 5.4 percent. February’s U.S. unemployment rate was 4.7 percent, which is also a decline of one tenth of a percentage point from the previous month.
Over the past year, Tennessee’s rate has increased by six-tenths of a percentage point while the national rate has declined by two-tenths.
County unemployment rates will be released later this week.